deals thanks to manufacturer overruns, canceled orders, and the merchandise in the stores for hurricane sandy that didn't sell, that left retailers with much too much inventory in the northeast and it's dated inventory. third, ross stores is a big beneficiary from the collapse. yes, i do not use that word lightly, from jcpenney. it is now taking a huge share from the disorganized dysfunctional penney to the point where management called this out on the conference call as a source of strength. the other guys have been reluctant to do that. speaking of the conference call, company -- now that we're entering gift giving season, as a quarter of ross' merchandise is oriented around the home and recovery means they're selling a lot more furniture. ross stores is a shareholder friendly company. they do have a small dividend, okay? one that yields just 1%. the company's consistently increased that dividend. the stock has overrun it every year for the last 18 years. most recently, 27% boost back in january. beyond that, ross has brought back a huge amount of stocks since 2005. i was astonished to see